A mother of four, photographer, nature lover. Someone trying to make sense of it all, through photos and stories.
I try to be free in all senses of the word, so I made the leap and now work with what I love doing; taking pictures, storing this life in moments, both for myself and for clients. My heart is in photographing birth and motherhood, but I take on just about any photography job.
(See my birth photos at www.birth.no and the rest of my work portfolio at www.mariavatne.no.)
I live on a farm in Norway with my man Nik and my children Ronja, Freja, Falk and Ulv, plus a bunch of animals. We grow our own food as far as the seasons allow it, we don't go to kindergarten, the three youngest ones will be homeschooled.
We govern our own lives, we strive for independence, we want to be in this life wild and free and full of love.
Falk is so snuggly and lovely, he makes me think of a little bear cub sometimes. And as posted before, he can fall asleep anytime, anywhere. He has always been like that. And so, the other day, Nik found him like this: Snuggled up with Tussie, on the hay in the stable. Peacefully asleep, calf and boy, side by side.
I think it is one of the top ten cutest things I have seen in my life.
